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About
- Coat length
- Short
- Health
- Vaccinations up to date, spayed / neutered.
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Meet Norman
1-2 yrs old young male chocolate Lab “Norman”
Background.
This guy is currently at Marin Humane in Novato. The staff there reports that he is doing okay at their facility but that he is quite a strong dog and may have some dog reactivity, perhaps just silly-untrained-eagerness-to-pull-to-meet another dog. He was originally found as a stray in Oakland and spent a few weeks at the Oakland Animal Services. He was neutered at the Oakland shelter prior to transfer to Marin Humane.
Bopping around with Norman – https://youtu.be/tgYa2knLg_Q
Norman and the squeaky chicken – https://youtu.be/gjpiN19kRZY
Norman and the tennis ball -- https://youtu.be/oaoT_kMRuvY
Dog-on-dog with Norman – https://youtu.be/axP1nXHGZCE
What Norman’s Rescue Rep says (after meeting him at the Oakland shelter).
Norman (named that by Oakland Animal Services) is a handsome pure Lab…
I would guess 1-2 years old. He has a wonderful initial drive to chase and fetch the tennis ball (and squeaky toy) but he soon lost interest. He let me touch and handle and squeeze him all over.
No food-guarding or food-aggression. Marginally interested in treats; relatively soft mouth -- I was pleasantly surprised. No resource guarding of the ball or squeaky toy either.
Norman is quite a handful on leash; zero leash manners. He is over-eager to meet other dogs; major pulling on leash to get to the other dog. Took quite a while for him to (calmly?) get close enuf to another recently-neutered male pit who wanted to play with Norman. Norman didn’t take kindly to the pit’s eager play manners. He is clearly under-socialized with other dogs.
I did not sense aggression, just youthful rough behavior that has had no guidance or structure or experience. Given his high energy and drive, I am not surprised he is not doing well confined in his kennel at the shelter. I really like Norman. The right adopter is an experienced handler who is ready take on the challenge of showing this guy the ropes. The wrong adopter is a first-time dog-owner who does not have a plan to manage Norman’s rowdy/inappropriate behavior with other dogs.
Medical.
Norman appears to be a very healthy, now-neutered, purebred Lab… current on vaccinations.
If you are interested in fostering Norman, please contact Rescue Rep Dave at david.c.ely@sbcglobal.net or 415-686-4248.
Background.
This guy is currently at Marin Humane in Novato. The staff there reports that he is doing okay at their facility but that he is quite a strong dog and may have some dog reactivity, perhaps just silly-untrained-eagerness-to-pull-to-meet another dog. He was originally found as a stray in Oakland and spent a few weeks at the Oakland Animal Services. He was neutered at the Oakland shelter prior to transfer to Marin Humane.
Bopping around with Norman – https://youtu.be/tgYa2knLg_Q
Norman and the squeaky chicken – https://youtu.be/gjpiN19kRZY
Norman and the tennis ball -- https://youtu.be/oaoT_kMRuvY
Dog-on-dog with Norman – https://youtu.be/axP1nXHGZCE
What Norman’s Rescue Rep says (after meeting him at the Oakland shelter).
Norman (named that by Oakland Animal Services) is a handsome pure Lab…
I would guess 1-2 years old. He has a wonderful initial drive to chase and fetch the tennis ball (and squeaky toy) but he soon lost interest. He let me touch and handle and squeeze him all over.
No food-guarding or food-aggression. Marginally interested in treats; relatively soft mouth -- I was pleasantly surprised. No resource guarding of the ball or squeaky toy either.
Norman is quite a handful on leash; zero leash manners. He is over-eager to meet other dogs; major pulling on leash to get to the other dog. Took quite a while for him to (calmly?) get close enuf to another recently-neutered male pit who wanted to play with Norman. Norman didn’t take kindly to the pit’s eager play manners. He is clearly under-socialized with other dogs.
I did not sense aggression, just youthful rough behavior that has had no guidance or structure or experience. Given his high energy and drive, I am not surprised he is not doing well confined in his kennel at the shelter. I really like Norman. The right adopter is an experienced handler who is ready take on the challenge of showing this guy the ropes. The wrong adopter is a first-time dog-owner who does not have a plan to manage Norman’s rowdy/inappropriate behavior with other dogs.
Medical.
Norman appears to be a very healthy, now-neutered, purebred Lab… current on vaccinations.
If you are interested in fostering Norman, please contact Rescue Rep Dave at david.c.ely@sbcglobal.net or 415-686-4248.
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